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Kraus Family Foundation

Accepts applications Farmington, Connecticut · EIN 300139549

Kraus Family Foundation is a private foundation in Farmington, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $47,500 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $35,300 the year before.

20% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$35,30015$948,519
2024$47,5005$1.0 million

How to apply

ContactW Scott Goetjen Cpa Harperwhitfield
314 Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 06032
Phone or email(860) 677-9188
What to submitLetter

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Kraus Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts4$42,500
Connecticut1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wellesley Theatre Project
Wellesley, MA
Unrestricted$20,000
Chestnut Hill School
Chestnut Hill, MA
Unrestricted$10,000
Rivers School
Weston, MA
2025 unrestricted gift$7,500
Chatham Marconi Maritime Center
North Chatham, MA
2025- unrestricted gift$5,000
Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
New Haven, CT
2025 unrestricted gift$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kraus Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Kraus Family Foundation give?

$47,500 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Kraus Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Harold C Kraus (Trustee), Stephen HC Kraus (Trustee) and Janet Kraus Giebutowski (Trustee).

What does Kraus Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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